This is my go-to dish if I have family coming over, if I don’t have time to cook a full meal, or if I just don’t feel like cooking. It tastes especially good on a cold night.

Just open, dump the contents into a pot on the stove or crock-pot and heat. I serve mine over crushed tortilla chips and a sprinkling of shredded cheese on top. So easy! So good!! Plus, you can get all the ingredients at the Dollar Store. Costs: about $1.50 a person!

It can also be served with sliced avocado (yum!) and if you like a little spice in your bowl, use HOT Rotel.

My son plays basketball, t-ball & soccer; It’s hard to keep up with which games are our “snack game”. A few weeks ago, as we were loading the equipment in the car, I realized I forgot about snacks!! I looked in the cabinet & saw I didn’t have enough of any individual wrapped snack. I grabbed a large bag of pretzels, some snack-sized baggies & started filling them. I had the team logo on my computer & printed out the design on regular paper, cut, folded & stapled them on. We were set! I grabbed a package of CapriSuns & ran out the door. Easy snacks & the kids loved them!